Changed line(s) 35 (click to see context) from:
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Boris (and supposedly his family) are striped dragons with tiny wings, that glow when they are about to take flight. They also age the equivalent of one human year every 10 years. To breathe fire, they also need to go through the process of becoming an After Dragon, [[spoiler:by absorbing Wild Island's core, which threatens to sink every 100 years]].
to:
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Boris (and supposedly his family) are striped dragons with tiny wings, that glow when they are about to take flight. They also age the equivalent of one human year every 10 years. To breathe fire, they also need to go through the process of becoming an After Dragon, [[spoiler:by absorbing Wild Island's core, which threatens to sink every 100 years]].years.]]
Changed line(s) 12 (click to see context) from:
* ActorAllusion: This isn't the first time Creator/IanMcShane has voiced an [[WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda antagonistic white-pelted talking animal.]] [[spoiler: The difference is this one got to repent for his villainy.]]
to:
* ActorAllusion: This isn't the first time Creator/IanMcShane has voiced an [[WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda antagonistic white-pelted talking animal.]] [[spoiler: The [[spoiler:The difference is this one got to repent for his villainy.]]
Changed line(s) 19 (click to see context) from:
* BittersweetEnding: More sweet than bitter. [[spoiler: Boris and Elmer save Wild Island...but Boris has to go back to Blueland, meaning that they might never see one another again. Thankfully they still have their friendship whistle, and at the very end of the movie a familiar tune coming from the clouds shows that Boris is still out there.]]
to:
* BittersweetEnding: More sweet than bitter. [[spoiler: Boris [[spoiler:Boris and Elmer save Wild Island...but Boris has to go back to Blueland, meaning that they might never see one another again. Thankfully they still have their friendship whistle, and at the very end of the movie a familiar tune coming from the clouds shows that Boris is still out there.]]
Changed line(s) 27 (click to see context) from:
* {{Foreshadowing}}: While explaining how he is supposed to become an After Dragon, Boris fumbles his explanation of how Wild Island is involved. [[spoiler: He tries to say that the island is like a flower and dragons are like bees, only to disregard that explanation. As it turns out, that attempt was more accurate, and the island is a giant flower rooted to the bottom of the ocean whose "pollen" allows dragons to breathe fire.]]
to:
* {{Foreshadowing}}: While explaining how he is supposed to become an After Dragon, Boris fumbles his explanation of how Wild Island is involved. [[spoiler: He [[spoiler:He tries to say that the island is like a flower and dragons are like bees, only to disregard that explanation. As it turns out, that attempt was more accurate, and the island is a giant flower rooted to the bottom of the ocean whose "pollen" allows dragons to breathe fire.]]
Changed line(s) 35 (click to see context) from:
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Boris (and supposedly his family) are striped dragons with tiny wings, that glow when they are about to take flight. They also age the equivalent of one human year every 10 years. To breathe fire, they also need to go through the process of becoming an After Dragon, [[spoiler: by absorbing Wild Island's core, which threatens to sink every 100 years]].
to:
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Boris (and supposedly his family) are striped dragons with tiny wings, that glow when they are about to take flight. They also age the equivalent of one human year every 10 years. To breathe fire, they also need to go through the process of becoming an After Dragon, [[spoiler: by [[spoiler:by absorbing Wild Island's core, which threatens to sink every 100 years]].
Changed line(s) 38,39 (click to see context) from:
* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Early in the movie, Boris talks about how his brother Horatio told an old tortoise named Aratuah how to save the island so that the next one could ask him. However, dragons only come to Wild Island every 100 years, and he was mentioned to be old by the time Horatio came. By the time that it's Boris's turn to raise the island, it turns out that Aratuah has died from natural causes, leaving them lost on how to actually save the island.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Saiwa and the other animals don't have any ill will towards Boris or Elmer, but their island under threat of sinking, [[spoiler: and Boris' failure to enter the island's core out of fear]], leads them to force Boris to lift it up repeatedly. With their home threatened, they take more and more extreme measures to capture Boris again, threatening Elmer if necessary.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Saiwa and the other animals don't have any ill will towards Boris or Elmer, but their island under threat of sinking, [[spoiler: and Boris' failure to enter the island's core out of fear]], leads them to force Boris to lift it up repeatedly. With their home threatened, they take more and more extreme measures to capture Boris again, threatening Elmer if necessary.
to:
* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Early in the movie, Boris talks about how his brother Horatio told an old tortoise named Aratuah how to save the island so that the next one could ask him. However, dragons only come to Wild Island every 100 years, and he was mentioned to be old by the time Horatio came. By the time that it's Boris's turn to raise the island, it [[spoiler:it turns out that Aratuah has died from natural causes, leaving them lost on how to actually save the island.
island.]]
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Saiwa and the other animals don't have any ill will towards Boris or Elmer, but their island under threat of sinking,[[spoiler: and [[spoiler:and Boris' failure to enter the island's core out of fear]], leads them to force Boris to lift it up repeatedly. With their home threatened, they take more and more extreme measures to capture Boris again, threatening Elmer if necessary.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Saiwa and the other animals don't have any ill will towards Boris or Elmer, but their island under threat of sinking,
Changed line(s) 41 (click to see context) from:
* WrongAssumption: [[spoiler: Elmer believes he's had an epiphany about what causes Wild Island to sink - the roots he used to climb on the first place. However, not knowing the island is one giant plant, he almost destroys the island by getting Boris to rip off all roots but one, until the latter sees the island's core and realizes the real answer.]]
to:
* WrongAssumption: [[spoiler: Elmer believes he's had an epiphany about what causes Wild Island to sink - the sink--the roots he used to climb on the first place. However, not knowing the island is one giant plant, he almost destroys the island by getting Boris to rip off all roots but one, until the latter sees the island's core and realizes the real answer.]]
Changed line(s) 32 (click to see context) from:
* MotivationalLie: Elmer's mother lies to him about being able to open up a new store in order to get him to be more comfortable in their new home, though it quickly unravels as the stress piles up.
to:
* MotivationalLie: Elmer's mother lies to him about being able to open up a new store in order to get him to be more comfortable in their new home, though it quickly unravels as the stress piles up. [[spoiler:Elmer later is forced to do the same thing to the Wild Island inhabitants after he discovers Aratuah is dead, and he lies about having spoken to the tortoise to keep the animals' spirits up.]]
Added DiffLines:
* ActorAllusion: This isn't the first time Creator/IanMcShane has voiced an [[WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda antagonistic white-pelted talking animal.]] [[spoiler: The difference is this one got to repent for his villainy.]]
Changed line(s) 39 (click to see context) from:
* WhatTheHellHero: Multiple different characters get called out for their lies and behavior at the climax. [[spoiler:Saiwa is called out by Kwan for not having a solution to the island sinking, Elmer is called out by Boris, and then by Saiwa for tricking Boris into thinking Elmer was his friend.]]
to:
* WhatTheHellHero: Multiple different characters get called out for their lies and behavior at the climax. [[spoiler:Saiwa is called out by Kwan for not having a solution to the island sinking, Elmer is called out by Boris, Boris for not believing in him, and then Elmer is called out by Saiwa for tricking Boris into thinking Elmer was his friend.friend by taking advantage of his fear and naivete.]]
Changed line(s) 18 (click to see context) from:
* BittersweetEnding: More sweet than bitter. Boris and Elmer save Wild Island...but Boris has to go back to Blueland, meaning that they might never see one another again. Thankfully they still have their friendship whistle, and at the very end of the movie a familiar tune coming from the clouds shows that Boris is still out there.
to:
* BittersweetEnding: More sweet than bitter. [[spoiler: Boris and Elmer save Wild Island...but Boris has to go back to Blueland, meaning that they might never see one another again. Thankfully they still have their friendship whistle, and at the very end of the movie a familiar tune coming from the clouds shows that Boris is still out there.]]
Changed line(s) 21,22 (click to see context) from:
* DespairEventHorizon: After Boris and Elmer find out that [[spoiler:Aratuah, the old tortoise who was supposed to tell them how to save the island, is dead, Boris crosses this.]]
* DisappearedDad: We only see Elmer and his mother, while his father is never mentioned.
* DisappearedDad: We only see Elmer and his mother, while his father is never mentioned.
to:
* DespairEventHorizon: After Boris and Elmer find out that [[spoiler:Aratuah, the old tortoise who was supposed to tell them how to save the island, is dead, Boris crosses this.this for a time.]]
* DisappearedDad: We only see Elmer and his mother, while his father is never mentioned. Ditto for Iris and her baby.
* DisneyDeath: [[spoiler: At first, Boris seems to sacrifice himself to save the island, but he turns up just fine not long after.]]
* DisappearedDad: We only see Elmer and his mother, while his father is never mentioned. Ditto for Iris and her baby.
* DisneyDeath: [[spoiler: At first, Boris seems to sacrifice himself to save the island, but he turns up just fine not long after.]]
Changed line(s) 38 (click to see context) from:
* WhatTheHellHero: Multiple different characters get called out for their lies and behavior at the climax. [[spoiler:Seiwa is called out by Kwan for not having a solution to the island sinking, Elmer is called out by Boris, and then by Seiwa for tricking Boris into thinking Elmer was his friend.]]
to:
* WhatTheHellHero: Multiple different characters get called out for their lies and behavior at the climax. [[spoiler:Seiwa [[spoiler:Saiwa is called out by Kwan for not having a solution to the island sinking, Elmer is called out by Boris, and then by Seiwa Saiwa for tricking Boris into thinking Elmer was his friend.]]
Changed line(s) 21 (click to see context) from:
* DespairEventHorizon: After Boris and Elmer find out that [[spoiler:Aretua, the old tortoise who was supposed to tell them how to save the island, is dead, Boris crosses this.]]
to:
* DespairEventHorizon: After Boris and Elmer find out that [[spoiler:Aretua, [[spoiler:Aratuah, the old tortoise who was supposed to tell them how to save the island, is dead, Boris crosses this.]]
Changed line(s) 36 (click to see context) from:
* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Early in the movie, Boris talks about how his brother Horatio told an old tortoise named Aratuah how to save the island so that the next one could ask him. However, dragons only come to Wild Island every 100, and he was mentioned to be old by the time Horatio came. By the time that it's Boris's turn to raise the island, it turns out that Aratuah has died from natural causes, leaving them lost on how to actually save the island.
to:
* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Early in the movie, Boris talks about how his brother Horatio told an old tortoise named Aratuah how to save the island so that the next one could ask him. However, dragons only come to Wild Island every 100, 100 years, and he was mentioned to be old by the time Horatio came. By the time that it's Boris's turn to raise the island, it turns out that Aratuah has died from natural causes, leaving them lost on how to actually save the island.
Added DiffLines:
* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Early in the movie, Boris talks about how his brother Horatio told an old tortoise named Aratuah how to save the island so that the next one could ask him. However, dragons only come to Wild Island every 100, and he was mentioned to be old by the time Horatio came. By the time that it's Boris's turn to raise the island, it turns out that Aratuah has died from natural causes, leaving them lost on how to actually save the island.
Changed line(s) 35 (click to see context) from:
* RiteOfPassage: The reason Boris stays on Wild Island is because of this; every hundred years, a young dragon must go to Wild Island to prevent it from sinking into the ocean, after which the dragon will become an "After Dragon" and gain the power of breathing fire. Unfortunately, Boris has been kept on the island for much longer than normal, with the animals using him to pull the island out of the sea when it sinks too low, and he still hasn't gotten his fire yet. [[spoiler:Towards the end of the film, he finally figures out how to complete the rite of passage and save the island; jump into the center of the island and absorb its core.]]
to:
* RiteOfPassage: The reason Boris stays on Wild Island is because of this; every hundred years, a young dragon must go to Wild Island to prevent it from sinking into the ocean, after which the dragon will become an "After Dragon" and gain the power of breathing fire. Unfortunately, Boris has been kept on the island for much longer than normal, with the animals using forcing him to pull the island out of the sea when whenever it sinks too low, and he still hasn't gotten his fire yet. [[spoiler:Towards the end of the film, he finally figures out how to complete the rite of passage and save the island; jump into the center of the island and absorb its core.]]
* FalseFriend: Elmer starts out as this to Boris, wanting to help him save Wild Island so he can come back and use Boris for a while to get enough money to open a new shop for him and his mother. However, as the movie goes on and their relationship deepens, he and Boris eventually become friends for real.
Changed line(s) 36 (click to see context) from:
* WhatTheHellHero: Multiple different characters get called out for their lies and behavior at the climax
to:
* WhatTheHellHero: Multiple different characters get called out for their lies and behavior at the climaxclimax. [[spoiler:Seiwa is called out by Kwan for not having a solution to the island sinking, Elmer is called out by Boris, and then by Seiwa for tricking Boris into thinking Elmer was his friend.]]
* BittersweetEnding: More sweet than bitter. Boris and Elmer save Wild Island...but Boris has to go back to Blueland, meaning that they might never see one another again. Thankfully they still have their friendship whistle, and at the very end of the movie a familiar tune coming from the clouds shows that Boris is still out there.
Changed line(s) 22 (click to see context) from:
* FailureHero: Boris's chief worry is that he'll end up like this, because he has no idea what he has to do to save Wild Island, and is also very scared of what he might ''have'' to do. Elmer helps him overcome it.
to:
* FailureHero: Boris's chief worry is that he'll end up like this, because he has no idea what he has to do to save Wild Island, and is also very scared of what he might ''have'' to do.do, to say nothing of how he's worried that none of the dragons back home will ever be proud of him because of his impending failure. Elmer helps him overcome it.
Changed line(s) 16 (click to see context) from:
* AmbiguousTimePeriod: The setting of the film seems to suggest that it takes place during TheGreatDepression. However, the three kids that Elmer tries to befriend at the beginning appear to be wearing more modern clothing.
to:
* AmbiguousTimePeriod: The setting of the film seems to suggest that it takes place during TheGreatDepression. However, the three kids that Elmer tries to befriend at the beginning appear to be wearing more modern clothing. Background dialogue from a paperboy also indicates that it's a recession that hit Elmer's hometown hard.
Changed line(s) 18 (click to see context) from:
* BreakHisHeartToSaveHim: [[spoiler:Elmer attempts this at the climax, attempting to crush Boris's dreams of becoming an Afterdragon out of worry that he'll get hurt if he dives into the island's core. It backfires hugely, leaving Boris heartbroken and angry and blasting Elmer away with his wings.]]
to:
* BreakHisHeartToSaveHim: [[spoiler:Elmer attempts this at the climax, attempting to crush Boris's dreams of becoming an Afterdragon After Dragon out of worry that he'll get hurt if he dives into the island's core. It backfires hugely, leaving Boris heartbroken and angry and blasting Elmer away with his wings.]]
Added DiffLines:
* BreakHisHeartToSaveHim: [[spoiler:Elmer attempts this at the climax, attempting to crush Boris's dreams of becoming an Afterdragon out of worry that he'll get hurt if he dives into the island's core. It backfires hugely, leaving Boris heartbroken and angry and blasting Elmer away with his wings.]]
Added DiffLines:
* DespairEventHorizon: After Boris and Elmer find out that [[spoiler:Aretua, the old tortoise who was supposed to tell them how to save the island, is dead, Boris crosses this.]]
* DisappearedDad: We only see Elmer and his mother, while his father is never mentioned.
* FailureHero: Boris's chief worry is that he'll end up like this, because he has no idea what he has to do to save Wild Island, and is also very scared of what he might ''have'' to do. Elmer helps him overcome it.
* DisappearedDad: We only see Elmer and his mother, while his father is never mentioned.
* FailureHero: Boris's chief worry is that he'll end up like this, because he has no idea what he has to do to save Wild Island, and is also very scared of what he might ''have'' to do. Elmer helps him overcome it.
Added DiffLines:
* JustWhistle: Boris and Elmer come up with a "friendship whistle" that they can both use whenever the other needs them, which gets used a few times as they both make sure the other is okay. When Boris and Elmer say goodbye to each other, they tell one another to whistle if they ever need them. We also see it at the very end of the movie, where a familiar whistle in the clouds above Nevergreen City lets the audience know that Boris is still out there.
* {{Keet}}: Boris is a very happy-go-lucky, giggly, playful, chatty young dragon, enough that [[spoiler:when he hits the DespairEventHorizon late in the movie it is a ''very'' noticeable change.]]
* {{Leitmotif}}: The same tune that Boris and Elmer's friendship whistle carries is used multiple times in the soundtrack for bonding moments between them, and is even used as the melody in the credits song.
* MeaningfulName: Nevergreen City. It's dark, dreary, rainy, and there's not a tree to be seen.
* {{Keet}}: Boris is a very happy-go-lucky, giggly, playful, chatty young dragon, enough that [[spoiler:when he hits the DespairEventHorizon late in the movie it is a ''very'' noticeable change.]]
* {{Leitmotif}}: The same tune that Boris and Elmer's friendship whistle carries is used multiple times in the soundtrack for bonding moments between them, and is even used as the melody in the credits song.
* MeaningfulName: Nevergreen City. It's dark, dreary, rainy, and there's not a tree to be seen.
Added DiffLines:
* WhatTheHellHero: Multiple different characters get called out for their lies and behavior at the climax
Changed line(s) 14 (click to see context) from:
** In the book, Boris fell out of the sky onto Wild Island, where the animals captured him and forced him to ferry them from one end of the island to the other. In the movie, Boris voluntarily went to Wild Island both to complete a RiteOfPassage and to save the island from sinking, but the animals have kept him for much longer than necessary and force him to repeatedly lift up the island whenever it sinks too low into the ocean.
to:
** In the book, Boris fell out of the sky onto Wild Island, where the animals captured him and forced him to ferry them from one end of the island to the other. In the movie, Boris voluntarily went to Wild Island both to complete a RiteOfPassage and to save the island from sinking, but the animals have kept him for much longer than necessary and force him to repeatedly lift up the island whenever it sinks too low into the ocean.ocean, and nobody knows how to do it properly to make sure the island stays above the water for a hundred years.
Added DiffLines:
* MotivationalLie: Elmer's mother lies to him about being able to open up a new store in order to get him to be more comfortable in their new home, though it quickly unravels as the stress piles up.
Added DiffLines:
* OlderThanTheyLook: Boris in dragon years is technically no older than Elmer, and also acts very childish and immature. He's also a hundred years old, as every dragon "year" is equivalent to ten human years.
Showing 15 edit(s) of 31
